Attachment for window-shades.



E. S. TAYLOR.

ATTACHMENT FOR WINDOW SHADBS.

APPLICATION TILBD DEG. 22, 1909.

Patented Nov. 22, 1910.

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ATTACHMENT FOR WINDOW SHADBS.

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EDSON S. TAYLOR, OF COLDWATER, MICHIGAN.

ATTACHMENT FOR WINDOW-SHADES.

Specification of Letters Patent.l

Application filed December 22, 1909.

Patented Nov. 22. 1910.

seriai No. 534,511.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, EDsoN S. TAYLOR, a citizen of the United States,residing at Coldwater, in the county of Branch and State of Michigan,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments forVVindow-Shades; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in attachments forwindow shades having for an object to provide a device which will permitthe shade to be moved vertically without interfering with the rollermechanism.

A further object of my invention is to provide a guide-way wherein thewindow shade may be moved vertically upward or downward.

A still further object is to provide a device which will hold the windowshade at a predetermined point along the guide-way.

A further object is to provide a device which will permit of ventilationthrough the top of the window by positioning the shade at a point belowthe opening in the window.

A still further object is to provide a device which may be employed notonly with window shades but with awnings and the like used on theexterior of buildings.

These and other objects will be hereinafter referred to and moreparticularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings forming a part of this application, Figure 1 is a frontelevation of a window having` a shade therefor showing my device asapplied to use with said shade. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view ofthe construction shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail plan view of themember used for raising and lowering the roller on which the shade isadapted to be wound. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of themember shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view of themember shown in Fig. 3, and, Fig. 6 is a detail fragmentary view partlyin section showing the guide-way for the bracket supporting the shaderoller.

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designatecorresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 and 2 are the usualside frames of a window casing, while 3 and 4: are the bottom and topframes respectively, 5 and 6 being the lower and upper sash respectivelyof the window.

A usual or preferred form of shade 7 is shown wound upon the usual formof roller 8 supported in the usual or preferred form of brackets 9, saidbrackets being designed to carry the roller 8 vertically upward ordownward along a channel formed in the guide-way members 10, one of saidguidemembers extending vertically along the frames 1 and 2 adjacent thesashes 5 and 6, said guide members being formed by bending the unsecuredportion of a strip of metal throughout its length downwardly toward thesecured portion thereof.

A cord 11 or the like is secured to one of the brackets 9 in order tomanually move said brackets along the channel of the guide members 10.

A wire 12 or the like has each of its terminals secured to the brackets9 and extends around a pair of pulleys 13 secured on the frame 4t and inalinement with the guide members 10. The length of said wire 12 isadapted to coil or uncoil upon a cylinder 14, said cylinder beingrotatably mounted in a housing 15 formed in sections, said housing beingsecured by means of screws 16 or the like passing through the ears 17and into the frame 4.

In order to cause the cylinder 14: to rotate in the housing 15 and thuscoil and uncoil the wire 12, said cylinder is mounted on a stem 2Ocarried by the inner section of said housing, a spring 1S beingpositioned in' the hollow portion of said cylinder, one end of which issecured to the housing 15, while the other is engaged with a lateralextension in the cylinder which may be termed an inner cylinder 19. Thatend of the spring engaged withthe housing is provided with a lateral lug22 positioned in an opening in the outer section of the housing and apair of pivotally mounted dogs 21 carried by said inner cylinder areadapted to register in notches of said stem 20, when the latter is usedto wind or unwind the spring 18 on the inner cylinder 19.

The housing 15 being located at about the longitudinal center of thewindow, the amount of tension exerted on the wire 12 will be the same atall times. When it is desired to move the window shade upward ordownward, it is only necessary to pull on the cord 11 which will,.as isobvious, cause the wire 12 to rotate onv the cylinder 14, and inso'doing, cause one of the dogs 21 to pass out of engagement with itscorresponding notch on theV pin 20, thus Vcoiling or uncoiling thespring 18, as may be the case and when the desired point is reached forpositioning the shade, the cord l1 is released, whereupon one of thedogs 21'registers in a pin 2O and thus holds the cyltion being the sameemployed for rolling or unrolling a window shade on its roller.

n It will be appreciated that the shade may be positioned at any pointbetween the frames 3 and 4t without interfering with themechanismrused'to roll the shade upon its roller and it will furthermorebe appreciated that light and ventilation may enter the top as wellasthe bottom of the window when employing my device.

It 1s obvious that my device may be employed with awnings or the like,the only requisite being that the working parts contained in the housing15 must be made proportionately strong enough to stand the strain.-

My device being soreadily and simply constructed, it may be installedwithout much additional cost.

. What I claim isz-f 1. The combination with a shade roller,

l brackets therefor slidably mounted in window frames, wires secured tosaid brackets and pulleys in alinement with said brackets, over whichsaid wiresV extend; of a sectional housing mounted above and aboutcentrally of said shade roller, said housing Vcontaining a cylinder,about which said wires are wound, an extension forming substantially aninner cylinder, a spring within said first referred to cylinder andencompassing said inner cylinder, said spring having an end thereof inengagement with said extension and the other end in engagement with thehousing, a notched pin extending from one section of said housing, andmeans within the inner cylinder adapted to engage the notches of saidscribed.

' 2. The combination with a shade roller, brackets therefor slidablymounted in Window' frames, wires secured to said brackets and pulleys inalinement with said brackets, over which said wires extend; of a housingformed in sections, on section being provided with an inner lateralstem, a cylinder rotatably mounted on said stem about which said wiresare adapted to wind, said cylinder being provided with a spaced apartportion to form substantially an inner cylinder, a spring mounted in thespaced portion around said cylinder and having one end in engagementtherewith, the opposite end of said spring being engaged with saidhousing, and means carried by the inner cylinder adapted to engagenotches in said stem, for the purpose described.

8. The combination with a shade roller, brackets therefor slidablymounted in window frames, wires secured to said brackets and pulleys inalinement with said brackets, over which said wires extend; of a housingformed in sections, one section being provided with an inner lateralstem having notches therein and the other with a small opening in theface thereof, a cylinder rotatably mounted on said stem, about whichsaid wires are adapted to wind, said cylinder being provided with aspaced apart portion to form substantially an inner cylinder, a springmounted in the spaced portion around said inner cylinder and having oneend in engagement therewith, the opposite end of said spring beingprovided with a laterally extending lug, said lug being inserted withinthe opening in the section of said housing, and a pair of dogs pivotallymounted to said inner cylinder and adapted to engage the notches in saidstem.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

c EDSON S. TAYLOR. Witnesses:

W. B. I-IU'rcHINs, W. H. KING.

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